TNAG-2396-FCO40-3483-Hong-Kong-Civil-Service-policy-1992 — Page 211

CONFIDENTIAL #3

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Subject

Object

Studies

China Programmes

Civil

Service

Pension issues

То enhance Administrat-

ive

and

Directorate

Officers'

understand-

ing

China

of and

generally

equip them

for

more

effective

Latest Position

In-service Recruitment of EOs to AO rank

of the 237 qualified EO applicants, 120 were required to take a written test on 14 March while the rest are exempted. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in late May and June.

Seminar for Directorate Officers

An Interface Seminar, chaired by Mr Leo Goodstadt, was held from 16 to 20 March 92. Speakers included Professor Edward Chen, Mr LO Tak-shing and Mr LEUNG Chun-ying.

Seminar for Timescale AOS

The next seminar will be held in July 92.

contact

with

PRC

officials

in future

the

Το examine staff requests for pension safeguards

Familiarization Visit

The next familiarization visit to Beijing will be held from 23-30 April 92.

On 18.2.92, PSPG directed

directed that the partial funding option (a one-year roll forward reserve fund) should be further pursued. A paper on how to set up the fund and the likely Chinese and staff reactions will be submitted to PSPG in April 1992.

Mr R Margolis submitted his final report on

on the hypothecated pension fund scheme on 16 March. FB and MAB have been invited to comment on the report. The outcome of the study

with

together

Administration's assessment be reported to ExCo.

indications

are

not

the would Initial

very

encouraging.

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